Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
# Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council

Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council is the local authority of the Borough of Stockton-on-Tees. It is a unitary authority, having the powers of a non-metropolitan county and district council combined. It provides a full range of local government services including Council Tax billing, libraries, social services, processing planning applications, waste collection and disposal, and it is a local education authority.

## Powers and functions

The local authority derives its powers and functions from the Local Government Act 1972 and subsequent legislation. For the purposes of local government, Stockton-on-Tees is within a non-metropolitan area of England. As a unitary authority, Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council has the powers and functions of both a non-metropolitan county and district council combined. In its capacity as a district council it is a billing authority collecting Council Tax and business rates, it processes local planning applications, it is responsible for housing, waste collection and environmental health. In its capacity as a county council it is a local education authority, responsible for social services, libraries and waste disposal.

## Town and parish councils

| County Durham: Aislaby and Newsham Billingham (town) Carlton Elton Egglescliffe and Eaglescliffe Grindon | Long Newton Norton-on-Tees Preston-on-Tees Redmarshall Stillington and Whitton Wolviston Wynyard | North Yorkshire: Hilton Ingleby Barwick (town) Kirklevington and Castle Levington Maltby Thornaby-on-Tees (town) Yarm-on-Tees (town) |
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## Political control

Since 2019 the council has been under no overall control. At the 2019 Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council election, Labour lost its majority on the council, but remained the largest party and now runs a minority administration. The leader of the council is Bob Cook of Labour, who has been in post since 2011.

